And in the "I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself" category:ESET Online Scanner - default scan took 80 minutes 15 secondsAttachment 38297

I was inspired to fire MBAM up. Version 1.75, updated...I always just run the full scan...tells me it's been 61 days since my last scan. Any reason not to stick with 1.75 as long as it's still functional and updating and the user is extraordinarily nonchalant and unburdened by security?

You pick up the Anti Rootkit technology with 2.0. Other than that, I suspect the Malware detection capabilities are similar. I also suspect that Threat Scan catches more than Quick Scan which is why it takes longer. If it were me, I would update to 2.0 but I wouldn't lose any sleep using MB 1,75

You pick up the Anti Rootkit technology with 2.0. Other than that, I suspect the Malware detection capabilities are similar. I also suspect that Threat Scan catches more than Quick Scan which is why it takes longer. If it were me, I would update to 2.0 but I wouldn't lose any sleep using MB 1,75

Jerry

The following is from the FAQ:

MBAM 2.0 also has built-in and improved our Anti-Rootkit and Chameleon self-protection technologies.

Most importantly, MBAM 2.0’s detection and removal engine are significantly improved under the hood.

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This is a far cry from the 20 minute mark that was mentioned.
Even if slightly more than the previous version, still, can legitimately be thought of as 'quick', one would think.

Plus there are a number of other improvements over the prior version.

To repeat:
MBAM 2.0 also has built-in and improved our Anti-Rootkit and Chameleon self-protection technologies.

Most importantly, MBAM 2.0’s detection and removal engine are significantly improved under the hood.

Please Note ---->
Elapsed Time: 03:37
This is a far cry from the 20 minute mark that was mentioned.
Even if slightly more than the previous version, still, can legitimately be thought of as 'quick', one would think.

What is illustrated above is a Threat Scan and it does supersede the old Quick scan. I would guess that both Rootkits and Archives were being scanned.

As multiple Threat scans may be scheduled in the consumer-Premium version, I would suggest a scan like that be made maybe once per month. Another Threat scan, without Rootkits and Archives selected, could be scheduled more frequently - perhaps once per week. Then a scheduled Hyper scan might scan could be once per day. YMMV

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